Question

A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and was sent to live with his mother early on Saturday, police said.

Five people living in the home in Jonesboro, 17 miles (28km) south of Atlanta, were caught by the police, among them the boy’s father, Gregory, 37, and a woman, said Sergeant Kevin Hughes of the Clayton County police.

Gregory and Samantha Joy Davis were facing charges of false imprisonment, abuse on children and attacking an officer, he said, adding that three teenagers also in the home were facing charges.

The boy’s mother clearly had reported him missing to the child welfare but not the police, and no missing person’s report was found in Clayton County, Hughes said. And the teen was able to get a phone recently and told his mother his whereabouts, authorities said.

Clayton County police went to the home on Friday to look for the 13-year-old but Gregory and Davis said they had no information about the boy, Hughes said.

Several hours later, police came back and again searched the house. While the police were in the home, the boy called his mother, who told officers where her son was hidden in the house, Hughes said. “They discovered him hidden behind a false wall in the inside part of the home,” he said. The boy appeared to be in good physical health and was reunited with his mother, who had come to Georgia from out of the state, Hughes said.

Neighbors in their quiet, well-kept Jonesboro neighborhood said the family moved in about six months ago and kept to themselves. The 13-year-old boy always seemed to be home and did not appear to go to school, they said.

1.Where was the boy finally found?

A. Behind a fake wall of his mother’s home.

B. In a hidden place in his father’s house.

C. In their quiet neighborhood.

D. In 17 miles south of Atlanta, Georgia.

2.The underlined word "whereabouts" in the text perhaps means _________.

A. Place    B. Direction

C. Home    D. Phone

3.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A 13-year-old teen was found in his home.

B. A teen missing four years ago was found alive.

C. Charges from Clayton County police.

D. Mother’s concern about her son’s safety.

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是四年前失踪的一名少年被发现还活着并叙述了被找到的经过。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and was sent to live with his mother early on Saturday, police said.和第二段中Five people living in the home in Jonesboro, 17 miles (28km) south of Atlanta, were caught by the police, among them the boy’s father,可知，男孩最后是在他父亲家的一个隐蔽的地方被发现的。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据第四段The boy’s mother clearly had reported him missing to the child welfare but not the police, and no missing person’s report was found in Clayton County, Hughes said. And the teen was able to get a phone recently and told his mother his whereabouts, authorities said. 休斯说，男孩的母亲显然已经向儿童福利机构报告了他的失踪，但没有向警方报告，在克莱顿县也没有发现失踪人员的报告。当局说，这名少年最近还能打电话告诉他母亲他的下落。由此推知划线词的意思是“地方”，故选A。

3.主旨大意题。根据第一段A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and was sent to live with his mother early on Saturday, police said.可知，本文讲述的是四年前失踪的一名少年被发现还活着。故答案为B。